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Calais
(ka lā′, kal′ā′; Brit also kal′i; Fr kȧ le′)
- seaport in N France, on the Strait of Dover: pop. 75,000
- Strait of Dover
See Calais in American Heritage Dictionary 4
A city of northern France on the Strait of Dover opposite Dover, England. The city fell to the English in 1347 after a siege of 11 months and was retaken by the French in 1558. Population: 74,500.
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